Judges in Pits at Championships?

[Alexa Stott]

Originally Posted by dapub

OK, being a rookie team, I've got a question about the judging for awards during the championships. During our Regionals, there were judges all over us, stopping at the pit continuously throughout both days. We won Rookie All Star, and I can see how we had a shot at it, with all of the exposure to al of the judges. In Atlanta, the only judges that stopped by our pit were (2) together, in the first hour of the first day (Friday.) Is that normal? The students who talked to them told me that they were non-technical judges. How do you get technical judges to stop by? Or do you have to do extremely well with the first set, for more to stop by? I would appreciate other teams' experiences with this. How many stopped by your pits?

We only had a few stop by our pits, as well. I believe that they assign two judges to each award for each division (don't quote me on that). Since you were a rookie team, they were probably interviewing you for Rookie Inspiration/All-Star.

The judges are told which teams to interview, and they go to those teams only. If you were not "nominated" for a technical award, they would not have come to your pits to talk to you about technical things.

Don't quote me on this--it's just my understanding on the way it works, and I could be wrong. Perhaps someone else could enlighten us.